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As I Enter My 60s, Here’s the Advice I Would Give to My Younger Self

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Stand up for yourself more Assertiveness was never my strong suit, especially when I was younger. I’ve discovered that assertiveness—without compromising kindness, respect or professionalism—is empowering. Ironically, I ended up spending the next 35 years as a freelancer. Here’s my advice for my younger self.

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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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Making a list of facts vs. feelings is more effective than pros and cons to empower your assertiveness and avoid your next sticky scenario. Cape Up so You Don’t Cop Out. When we find ourselves insecure about our intuition, uncertain how to proceed, it’s in these moments we need to cape up. Ghost Your Inner Good Kid.

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Administrative Assistants Assert Themselves in the Workplace

Office Dynamics

What actions can an administrative assistant take to assert themselves in the workplace?" Be known as someone who comes up with ideas and gets things done. Friend” everyone you can to better expand your invisible network of influence and alliances. Tags: Networking. Promote Yourself. Be a person of action.

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24 Do’s and Don’ts to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

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How you handle high levels of stress can mean the difference between being assertive and poised or being negative and disgruntled. Emotionally intelligent people are unwilling to be bogged down unnecessarily by others’ mistakes, so they let them go quickly and are assertive in protecting themselves from future harm.

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Administrative Assistants Assert Themselves in the Workplace

Office Dynamics

What actions can an administrative assistant take to assert themselves in the workplace?" Be known as someone who comes up with ideas and gets things done. Friend” everyone you can to better expand your invisible network of influence and alliances. Promote Yourself. Don’t let any positive accomplishment go unnoticed.

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Things Assistants Do That Executives Appreciate

Office Dynamics

Cultivates professional networks that help us accomplish our goals. Speaks up in my team meetings and has brought additional insights into our group forums that are highly valued. Stands up for herself more often so that others do not take advantage of her accommodating personality. Appropriately assertive.

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People want their offices to perform more like hotels

Workplace Insight

At the other end of the scale, 19 percent say they are “critical” to deciding whether to stay at a job or not, and 11 percent assert, “If an employer doesn’t have a lot of these things, I’m not interested.” Over a third (34 percent) of employees see them as important factors after the nature of the job itself.